A soldier was martyred in an operation that left four dead terrorists in the district of Ismail Khan of Kyber Pakhtunkhwa, the wing of the military media said Thursday in a statement.
Pakistan has witnessed an increase in terrorist activities, especially in KP and Baluchistan, after the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outlaw (TTP) ended its high fire with the government in November 2022.
According to public relations between services (ISPR), security forces carried out the operation on Wednesday in the Maddi area of Di Khan “on [the] reported presence of Khwarij“
“During the behavior of [the] operation, [our]own troops effectively compromised the Khwarij location, as a result of which four Khwarij They were sent to hell, “said the ISPR, using the term by designating terrorists. However, Sepoy Basit Siddique, 23,” paid the last sacrifice and embraced Shahadat (martyrdom)”.
According to the ISPR, weapons and ammunition were seized from dead terrorists, who actively participated in the terrorist activity in the area.
“[A] A disinfection operation is being carried out to eliminate any other Kharji Found in the area, since Pakistan’s security forces are determined to eliminate the threat of terrorism in the country, and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers even more strengthen our resolution, ”the statement concluded.
Last Friday, security forces killed two terrorists, including a “high value objective”, during an operation based on intelligence in the Timergara area of KP’s Lower Dir, said the military media wing.
The ISPR said that the security personnel carried out the operation on the night of April 10 to 11 about the reported presence of Khawarij.
The statement said: “During operation, [our] own troops surrounded and effectively committed to Khawarij location, and after an intense fire exchange, two KhawarijIncluding a high value objective Kharji Hafeezullah [alias] Kochwan was sent to hell. “
He added that Kharji Hafeezullah was “involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces, as well as innocent civilians.”
Militant violence and security operations intensified in the country in March, with the number of militant attacks that exceed 100 for the first time since November 2014, according to data published by the Institute of Conflict Studies and Security of Pakistan (PICSS).
In KP, at least 206 people were killed, including 49 security personnel, 34 civilians and 123 militants, while 115 were injured, with 63 security personnel and 49 civilians among them, according to the PICSS report.
